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If your allergy symptoms aren’t always managed through medications and avoidance, a next step may be allergy immunotherapy (allergy injections). Allergy injections, commonly called allergy shots, are a way to make you less allergic to certain allergens.

Many people know they have allergies because at of sneezing, itching and other symptoms that make miserable (especially if they happen at the same time each year). However, figuring out what allergens are the problem can be a guessing game without testing. Winter can be a great time for allergy testing.

As an ENT (ear/nose/throat specialist, also called an otolaryngologist), with specialized training in sinus care, I’ve seen many patients with ongoing and chronic sinus issues, so I know the misery that sinus problems can cause.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t have time to be sick with the flu. A week or more of serious body aches, coughing, fever, etc. is not how I want to spend my time. Be prepared by getting your flu vaccine before flu season starts!

It’s never been easier to schedule an appointment with a Deaconess doctor or service. Online scheduling is convenient, helps busy families and people on the go, and improves access to the care you need--when and where you need it.

Are you sneezing, sniffling and itching? You’re in good company right now, in large part due to the high tree pollen counts. This year’s spring allergy season started late due to the prolonged winter season. All the trees were delayed in pollinating, so everything bloomed at once, leading to misery for those with spring allergies.

Your doctors’ appointments are an important and valuable time to connect with your doctor, share your perspective and information, and learn from your doctor’s expertise. The best appointments happen when patients are very prepared.

Ragweed is a pervasive flowering plant that is nearly inescapable and the cause of allergies worldwide. Allergens and ragweed specifically can be especially dangerous for children. Allergic symptoms can manifest differently in children, and since children spend more time outside, they are therefore subject to more ragweed exposure.

Those tingling red swollen bumps that you may mistake for mosquito bites might just be urticaria (hives). Characterized by sudden itchy red bumps that change shape and turn white if pressed (called blanching), hives are uncomfortable, annoying and troublesome.

Does this spring find you sneezing, sniffling and itching? You’re in good company right now, in large part due to the high tree pollen counts. This year’s allergy season is a little bit late due to the cold winter; however, once it started, it hit suddenly and hard.

Majed Koleilat, MD Allergy/Immunology, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, dust mites are the single most common cause of household allergies…provoking sneezing, runny or stuffy noses, and itchy or watery eyes. Most people with this allergy aren’t allergic to dust particles, but to tiny animals called dust mites.

Allergy season is in full swing. Most of the tree allergy season is past, but now people who are allergic to grasses are starting to suffer. The options to treat allergies--for decades—have been the use of antihistamine medications and intranasal steroids/antihistamines to help reduce symptoms, as well as allergy shots (immunotherapy) which help your body stop reacting to allergens.